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The record became a crossover hit (between hip hop and country) and not only has it landed on the number one spot on the Billboard charts but it’s gone super viral over the last few months. However, the record wasn’t always a major hit. When Lil Nas X dropped the original mix, it was pulled from the Billboard country charts because it wasn’t ‘country enough.’ Following their decision to pull the track, Billboard released a statement to Entertainment Tonight saying, “When determining genres, a few factors are examined, but first and foremost is musical composition. While ‘Old Town Road’ incorporates referenced to country and cowboy imagery it does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version.” Despite the decision of Billboard, the crowd at Stagecoach seemed to love it.

To this day, the record remains at number one and has been number one on the Billboard Hot 100s chart. Prior to the remix’s release, Billy Ray tweeted, “It was so obvious to me after hearing the song just one time. I was thinking, what’s not country about it? What’s the rudimentary element of a country and western song? Then I thought, it’s honest, humble, and has an infectious hook, and a banjo. What the hell more do ya need?”

It was so obvious to me after hearing the song just one time. I was thinking, what’s not country about it? What’s the rudimentary element of a country and western song? Then I thought, it’s honest, humble, and has an infectious hook, and a banjo. What the hell more do ya need?

And if the first remix with Billy Ray wasn’t enough, look who has remixed the remix – DIPLO! During their performance at Stagecoach, all three musicians unveiled the new remix of ‘Old Town Road.’ Diplo had no issue coming to the defence of what genre the record falls under. With thousands in attendance, Diplo told the crowd, “Let me tell you, it’s a country song.” Check out photos and video footage from their performance below.